Cape Town Marathon becomes 8th World Major

CAPE TOWN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Cape Town Marathon has become the eighth race in the Abbott World Marathon Majors series, South African media reported on Thursday. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the Abbott World Marathon Majors, confirming the inclusion of the Cape Town race in the elite global series and making it the first World Marathon Major to be staged on African soil. The Cape Town M